Investigate “Trigger Happy” Indian Force s Torture at Bangladesh Border: HRW Milli Gazette 10 Feb 2021
New York (9 Feb 2021): Indian authorities should investigate and prosecute newly alleged abuses by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the Bangladesh border, Human Rights Watch said today. Ten years ago, the Indian government announced, following publication of a Human Rights Watch report on the issue, “Trigger Happy,” that it would order the BSF to use restraint and rubber bullets, instead of more lethal ammunition, against irregular border-crossers.
Indian and Bangladeshi nongovernmental organizations have reported that the BSF is continuing to commit abuses, including extrajudicial killings, torture, and ill-treatment of both Indian and Bangladeshi border residents. Indian border guards, deployed to prevent cattle rustling, smuggling, and illegal crossings, say they use force only when they come under attack.
On 26 January, this Republic Day, let us celebrate our Right to Food while being mindful of our health and including these remarkbly nutritious foods in our diets.
Why is it difficult to get justice? This is a question that haunts the minuscule community of Kashmiri Pandits. Each year January 19 is the reminder of the tragedy that the community faced over three decades ago, when terrorism first struck .
New Delhi, January 8
The Indian Ambassador to Beijing Vikram Misri has provided options to the Chinese government to resolve the grave humanitarian crises facing 41 Indian sailors stuck on two “floating prisons” off the Chinese coast for nearly six months due to an escalating trade conflict between China and Australia.
Misri met the Vice Minister of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing while the External Affairs Ministry is in contact with the Chinese embassy here for an early crew change on the two ships, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said at a news briefing here on Friday.